Testimonies of Healing

I WAS ADJUSTING THE FOOT PADS on a washing machine to make it level, when one of my fingers got caught under the five-foot-long, 15-pound crowbar I was using. As I leaned forward to get my finger out, I lost my balance and fell forward on the bar, crushing my finger in the process.

THE ACHILLES' TENDON of my right leg had been painful and stiff for several months. But since I had been able to carry on with my duties as a young wife and mother, I didn't give the situation much attention—even though my usual response would have been to pray about it.

I HAD JUST COMPLETED a three-day business trip to Jammu, India. On the eight-hour return trip, I suddenly developed symptoms of indigestion.

ALTHOUGH THE TIME HAD PASSED for my normal menstrual cycle to end, the bleeding continued—and at a much heavier rate than usual. After this had gone on for about two weeks, I began to feel weak and to experience heaviness in my limbs.

I WAS ANTICIPATING my second day of Primary class instruciton, where I was learning from a Christian Science teacher about how to heal through prayer. That morning before class, I had an opportunity to put what I was learning to use.

I HAD HURT MY ANKLE and had to treat it gently. But, for a few days, I was very casual in my prayer about it—perhaps thinking I would "walk it off.

I AM A LIFELONG Christian Scientist. My personal notebook records 53 specific and clear-cut demonstrations of the power of God, Spirit—of Truth, Life, and Love—in my experience.

AT FIRST I wasn't too keen to help. But my husband needed me to hold the ladder as he fixed an electricity pole at the front of our property.

LAST YEAR , one of my teeth became inflamed and very painful. I went to the dentist and he described the dental work that was needed.

I'D BEEN STRUGGLING with a sore foot for more than a week. For no apparent reason, this foot had become inflamed and quite painful, making it difficult to walk.